Re tuning instability

[ATodd@UH.EDU]

Ken,

RE: >...Here at Oberlin, we
>quantitate test blows on the "Strichter Scale" of one to five, with number
>five test blows being necessary to stabililize a piano for a weekend Liszt
>festival. On our concert pianos, our motto is, "If you aren't committed to
>stabilizing it, don't change it." Also, if you haven't broken strings
>occasionally with test blows, you haven't reached grade five on the "Strichter
>Scale".
>
>Ken Sloane, Oberlin Conservatory

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   Thankfully, I haven't had to deal with a Liszt Festival, yet. An
occasional concerto, sonata, etc. so, since I don't like to have to replace
a string 30 min. or so before a concert, I try to keep my test blows in the
4 to 4-1/2 range on your Strichter Scale.
   Just a little of my lazy streak showing, I guess, although I do hate
emergency situations right before a concert.

Avery Todd, RPT
University of Houston
atodd@uh.edu